Understanding Cultural Masks
Yup'ik Masks
Click the above Yup'ik mask and visit the Arctic Studies Center of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. If you click link that says "View the slideshow", you can check out more masks and learn a little about the history.
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Northwest Masks
Click on the Haida mask to visit the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History - they have masks from the Pacific Northwest AND Alaska!
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Making Our Masks: Step by Step!
Making Your Mask Mold
Click on the above video for steps on how to make your aluminum foil mold; these items are expensive so take your time and ask for help if you get stuck!
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Your Paper Mache MaskWe will go over the basics in class, but you can click the above link to watch certain parts of the process or to review the steps on how to do paper mache.
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Cool sites to check out!
One-Point Perspective
Click on the image above
to work on your one-point perspective piece. |
Native American Art
Click on the above image to check out the Native American Art at New York's MET Museum!
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Alaska Native Cultures
How do our Native Peoples incorporate design? Click the above link for the Anchorage Museum and check it out!
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Two-Point PerspectiveClick on the image above
to learn about two-point perspective drawing - it can be fast, so be ready to hit pause! GOOGLE IMAGE
Use Google Image to search for work by your artist; click the above image for a direct link. |
Prezi Presentations
Click on the above image to create a Prezi presentation for your Artist Research Project - it's free and easy, but you will have to do some reading and practice! MOMA
Click the above link to visit MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. |
Artcyclopedia
Click on the above image to go to the Artcyclopedia web site for information about your artist! THE LOUVRE
Click the above link to visit the official web site for The Louvre Museum in Paris, France! |